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epa06957685 (FILE) - White House counsel Don McGahn (L) listens to President Donald J. Trump speak to the media before meeting with members of his administration in the Cabinet Room of the White House Washington, DC, USA 21 June 2018, (reissued 19 August 2018). Media reports on 19 August 2018 state that Donald McGahn, White House Counsel, has voluntarily cooperated with special counsel Robert Mueller team as a regular witness. Robert Mueller special counsel is investigating alleged Russian interference in the 2016 US election. EPA-EFE/JIM LO SCALZO *** Local Caption *** 54428969(Photo: EPA-EFE)

I allowed White House Counsel Don McGahn, and all other requested members of the White House Staff, to fully cooperate with the Special Counsel. In addition we readily gave over one million pages of documents. Most transparent in history. No Collusion, No Obstruction. Witch Hunt!

Former UN leader Kofi Annan, Nobel winner, dead at 80

Former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan died Saturday of a "short" but unspecified illness, his foundation confirmed. He was 80. Annan, from Ghana, started at the UN in 1962, rising through the ranks to secretary-general from 1997 to 2006. He received the 2001 Nobel Prize for Peace, which he shared with the organization. Annan presided over some of the worst failures and scandals at the world body, which forced him to spend much of his time struggling to restore its tarnished reputation. Annan stepped down from his post in 2006 but continued to hold an influential role in international diplomacy.

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UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan pauses before a meeting at his office at the United Nations Offices, July 20, 2012, in Geneva, Switzerland. Annan died Saturday at age 80. He was one of the world's most celebrated diplomats and a charismatic symbol of the United Nations, rose through the U.N. ranks to become its first black African secretary-general. FABRICE COFFRINI, AFP/Getty Images

Former secretary-general of the United Nations Kofi Annan waves while attending the Elders walk together for 100 Sparks of Hope to celebrate Nelson Mandela's 100th anniversary at Constitution Hill in Johannesburg on July 18, 2018. GULSHAN KHAN, AFP/Getty Images

UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, left, and President of the UN General Assembly Han Seung-soo present their Nobel Peace Prize Awards during the ceremony at Oslo City Hall in Oslo, Norway on Dec. 10, 2001. HEIKO JUNGE, EPA-EFE

Former South African President Nelson Mandela, left, and United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan pause after their brief meeting at the Nelson Mandela Foundation in Johannesburg, South Africa, March 15, 2006. KIM LUDBROOK, EPA-EFE

Nelson Mandela is reunited with The Elders, from left, Graca Machel, Fernando Henrique Cardoso, Desmond Tutu, Jimmy Carter, Mary Robinson, Kofi Annan, Gro Brundtland, Martti Ahtisaari, Ela Bhatt, Lakhdar Brahimi and Nelson Mandela (seated) on May 29, 2010 in Johannesburg, South Africa. Mandela, who founded The Elders in 2007, met members of the group at a private lunch in Johannesburg. The Elders, tasked by Mandela to be 'a fiercely independent and robust force for good' were holding one of their regular meetings in South Africa. Jeff Moore, Getty Images

President George W. Bush shakes hands with United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan at a luncheon during the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York, Sept. 19, 2006. STAN HONDA, AFP/Getty Images

United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan and his wife Nane are made paramount Chiefs of the Sierra Leone's Northern Province, on the second day of Annan's four-nations African tour, Dec. 3, 2000. ALEXANDER JOE, AFP/Getty Images

United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan, left, talks with Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat during a meeting in Annan's U.N. office, as Arafat sought support for his stand against a planned Jewish settlement in east Jerusalem, March 5, 1997. Richard Drew, AP

French former President Jacques Chirac listens to former UN chief Kofi Annan delivering a speech at the Quai Branly museum in Paris during the official launch of Chirac foundation for sustainable development and cultural diversity, June 9, 2008. BERTRAND GUAY, AFP/Getty Images

Anger flares as Italy honors bridge victims

Saturday became a national day of mourning in Italy amid a weekend of funerals and remembrances for victims of last week's Genoa highway bridge collapse. That day, as crews found four more bodies in the rubble, angry families declined to participate in a state funeral for those who plunged to their deaths when the 150-foot tall Morandi Bridge gave way. Sadness erupted Friday at the funeral of four men in their 20s as the cardinal of Naples accused Italian officials of negligence. While the cause of the bridge's collapse remains unknown, the tragedy has raised questions about Italy's aging infrastructure.

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Mourners at a state funeral on Saturday for victims of the Genoa bridge collapse applauded as the names of the deceased were read out. (Aug. 18)
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The wife of former Donald Trump campaign adviser George Papadopoulos defended her husband in an interview with House Democrats Wednesday. She also attempted to clear up any rumors that she is a spy herself by speaking in Italian to the Associated Press. (July 18)
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'Crazy Rich Asians' debuts at No. 1

Glitz won out over guns at the box office this weekend as gilded romance "Crazy Rich Asians" took No. 1 over Mark Wahlberg's action-packed "Mile 22." Studios on Sunday said that "Crazy Rich Asians" took in an estimated $25.2 million from 3,384 locations this weekend. The film starring Constance Wu has banked $34 million since opening Wednesday, far surpassing early industry expectations. It's a surefire win for the film, the first studio-produced movie led by Asian-Americans in 25 years, which cost $30 million to produce.

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The cast of "Crazy Rich Asians" gathers around the dinner table to talk about their favorite dishes growing up.
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